TEMPE, Ariz. - Kate Baldwin and Samantha Plaster won two, but Arizona State beach volleyball fell in both of their matches at the ASU Invitational on Saturday, 3-2 to No. 5 Pepperdine and 4-1 to No. 6 Hawai'i.
These matches were the last two of the tournament. The Sun Devils (10-8, 1-4 Pac-12) did not win a match at the tournament, but individual pairs made their mark. Baldwin and Plaster won two today, and Katelyn Carballo won a match yesterday with Katie Cross and today with Ellyson Lundberg.
Match One - ASU 2, No. 5 Pepperdine 3
The Sun Devils put up a strong fight against their third top-10 opponent of the weekend, taking two of five matches for points against the Pepperdine Waves. Their day started off with a win as the No. 4 pair Plaster and Baldwin defeated the Waves in two sets, 25-23, 21-15. Pepperdine would take the next three to clinch the match before the No. 2 pair of Lundberg and Carballo earned their second victory of the weekend, defeating Deahna Kraft and Gigi Hernandez in three sets.
Results (Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3*, 2)
1: Heidi Dyer/Brook Bauer (Pepp) def. Ashley Wenz/Natalie Braun (ASU) (21-15, 21-9)
2: Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) def. Deahna Kraft/Gigi Hernandez (Pepp) (14-21, 21-12, 15-12)
3: Alexis Flippone/Skylar Caputo (Pepp) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) (21-15, 21-15)
4: Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) def. Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (Pepp) (25-23, 21-15)
5: Michaela Kasper/Melanie Paul (Pepp) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) (21-17, 16-21, 15-8)
Match Two - ASU 1, No. 6 Hawai'i 4
Plaster and Baldwin remained perfect on the day as they won their duel in three sets to give ASU what would be their only point in the rematch against Hawai'i. The No. 5 pair also took their duals to three sets, but ultimately fell as the Sun Devils lost the match 4-1.
Results (Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1*, 2)
1: Emily Maglio/Amy Ozee (UH) def. Ashley Wenz/Natalie Braun (ASU) (21-16, 21-6)
2: Julia Scoles/Ari Homayun (UH) def. Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) (21-17, 21-15)
3: Morgan Martin/Pani Napoleon (UH) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) (21-8, 21-11)
4: Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU def. Kylin Loker/Hi'Lawe Huddleston (UH) (20-22, 21-19, 15-12)
5: Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) (17-21, 21-15, 15-9)
The Sand Devils will be back in action next weekend at the Diggin' Duals tournament in Georgia.
These matches were the last two of the tournament. The Sun Devils (10-8, 1-4 Pac-12) did not win a match at the tournament, but individual pairs made their mark. Baldwin and Plaster won two today, and Katelyn Carballo won a match yesterday with Katie Cross and today with Ellyson Lundberg.
Match One - ASU 2, No. 5 Pepperdine 3
The Sun Devils put up a strong fight against their third top-10 opponent of the weekend, taking two of five matches for points against the Pepperdine Waves. Their day started off with a win as the No. 4 pair Plaster and Baldwin defeated the Waves in two sets, 25-23, 21-15. Pepperdine would take the next three to clinch the match before the No. 2 pair of Lundberg and Carballo earned their second victory of the weekend, defeating Deahna Kraft and Gigi Hernandez in three sets.
Results (Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3*, 2)
1: Heidi Dyer/Brook Bauer (Pepp) def. Ashley Wenz/Natalie Braun (ASU) (21-15, 21-9)
2: Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) def. Deahna Kraft/Gigi Hernandez (Pepp) (14-21, 21-12, 15-12)
3: Alexis Flippone/Skylar Caputo (Pepp) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) (21-15, 21-15)
4: Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU) def. Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (Pepp) (25-23, 21-15)
5: Michaela Kasper/Melanie Paul (Pepp) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) (21-17, 16-21, 15-8)
Match Two - ASU 1, No. 6 Hawai'i 4
Plaster and Baldwin remained perfect on the day as they won their duel in three sets to give ASU what would be their only point in the rematch against Hawai'i. The No. 5 pair also took their duals to three sets, but ultimately fell as the Sun Devils lost the match 4-1.
Results (Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1*, 2)
1: Emily Maglio/Amy Ozee (UH) def. Ashley Wenz/Natalie Braun (ASU) (21-16, 21-6)
2: Julia Scoles/Ari Homayun (UH) def. Ellyson Lundberg/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) (21-17, 21-15)
3: Morgan Martin/Pani Napoleon (UH) def. Katie Cross/Cierra Flood (ASU) (21-8, 21-11)
4: Samantha Plaster/Kate Baldwin (ASU def. Kylin Loker/Hi'Lawe Huddleston (UH) (20-22, 21-19, 15-12)
5: Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) def. Emily Anderson/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) (17-21, 21-15, 15-9)
The Sand Devils will be back in action next weekend at the Diggin' Duals tournament in Georgia.